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Chu Han froze, unable to resist glancing at the sky. It was the dead of night, pitch-black enough that he could not see his hand in front of his face. What did Shangguan Yuxin want with him at this hour?

Before he had time to think, Chu Han swiftly gave the order. "Meng Qiwei, withdraw immediately. Lu Bingze, contact your little friends and hold Shangguan Yuxin up for a while. Everyone in the Black Radiance Squad, light a cigarette."

Everyone was dumbfounded by the order, especially the members of the Black Radiance Squad. They were utterly stunned, but no one objected. They all complied.

Only Chu Han frowned deeply. She could have come early or late, but she had to come while that stench on Meng Qiwei had not yet dispersed!

After great difficulty, Shangguan Yuxin finally broke free from the army of squirrels, rats, and weasels that had suddenly popped up all along the way. The moment she arrived at Chu Han's door, she covered her nose and furrowed her brow. A thick smell of smoke drifted everywhere, thoroughly masking the refugees' stench Meng Qiwei had brought with him and preventing Shangguan Yuxin from detecting anything unusual.

Swish!

The door opened, and Chu Han greeted her with a grin. "Welcome. Here to spend the night?"

Shangguan Yuxin choked on the words she had been about to say. The calmness she had only just regained vanished as a blush crept over her face again. Embarrassed, she could only glare at Chu Han. "I just came to see how you were settling in. I didn't expect this specially prepared area to have so many bugs and rodents. It looks like it needs a major cleanup."

Hearing that, Lu Bingze was instantly alarmed. He began transmitting a message to his little friends